9 - Health and Safety Flashcards
How do the requirement sof health and afsty differ from an office environment to a site environment ?
They do not, different RAMS and CDM
Can you expand on your knowledge of surveying safely ? What are the ocntents ? What is the safe person concept ? What are the update from V1 ?
Safe Person Concept
1) Personal and corporate responsibility
2) Legal considerations and duties
3) Assessing hazards and risks
4) Property professional’s place of work
5) Occupational Health
6) Visiting premises and sites
7) Procurement and management of contractors and construction works.
Can you please expand on your knowledge of WAH regulation ?
- Aims to eliminate or reduce accidents associated with working at height
- Ensure staff are trained to use ladders, scaffolding and how to be safe at height
- Requirement for Risk Assessment and Method Statement
- Keep ladders and scaffolding secure
Can you please expand on your knowledge of Consutciotn (design and Management) regulations ?
Intended to ensure that the health and safety issues are properly considered during a projects development so that the risk of harm to those who have to build, use and maintain structures is reduced.
Can you please expand on your knowledge of RIDDOR 2013 ?
RIDDOR is the law that requires employers, and other people in charge of work premises, to report and keep records of: work-related accidents which cause deaths work-related accidents which cause certain serious injuries (reportable injuries) diagnosed cases of certain industrial diseases; and certain ‘dangerous occurrences’ (incidents with the potential to cause harm)
who are the duty holders under CDM 2015 ?
Commercial client residential client contractor principal contractor designer principal designer
What role do you fit into for CDM ?
Principal designer
What are the responsibility’s of the duty holders under CDM ?
Commercial clients – Organisations or individuals for whom a construction project is carried out that is done as part of a business.
Make suitable arrangements for managing a project, including making sure:
other duty holders are appointed as appropriate
sufficient time and resources are allocated
Make sure:
relevant information is prepared and provided to other duty holders
the principal designer and principal contractor carry out their duties
welfare facilities are provided
Domestic clients – People who have construction work carried out on their own home (or the home of a family member) that is not done as part of a business.**
Though in scope of CDM 2015, their client duties are normally transferred to:
the contractor for single contractor projects
the principal contractor for projects with more than one contractor
However, the domestic client can instead choose to have a written agreement with the principal designer to carry out the client duties.
Designers - Organisations or individuals who as part of a business, prepare or modify designs for a building, product or system relating to construction work.
When preparing or modifying designs, eliminate, reduce or control foreseeable risks that may arise during:
construction
the maintenance and use of a building once it is built
Provide information to other members of the project team to help them fulfil their duties.
Principal designers - Designers appointed by the client in projects involving more than one contractor. They can be an organisation or an individual with sufficient knowledge, experience and ability to carry out the role.
Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase of a project. This includes:
identifying, eliminating or controlling foreseeable risks
ensuring designers carry out their duties
Prepare and provide relevant information to other duty holders.
Liaise with the principal contractor to help in the planning, management, monitoring and coordination of the construction phase.
Principal contractors – Contractors appointed by the client to coordinate the construction phase of a project where it involves more than one contractor.
Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the construction phase of a project. This includes:
liaising with the client and principal designer
preparing the construction phase plan (PDF)
organising cooperation between contractors and coordinating their work
Make sure:
suitable site inductions are provided
reasonable steps are taken to prevent unauthorised access
workers are consulted and engaged in securing their health and safety
welfare facilities are provided
Contractors – Those who carry out the actual construction work, contractors can be an individual or a company.
Plan, manage and monitor construction work under their control so it is carried out without risks to health and safety.
For projects involving more than one contractor, coordinate their activities with others in the project team – in particular, comply with directions given to them by the principal designer or principal contractor.
For single contractor projects, prepare a construction phase plan (PDF) .
Workers – Those working for or under the control of contractors on a construction site.
Workers must:
be consulted about matters which affect their health, safety and welfare
take care of their own health and safety, and of others who might be affected by their actions
report anything they see which is likely to endanger either their own or others’ health and safety
cooperate with their employer, fellow workers, contractors and other duty holders
What is a F10 form ?
You can notify the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of a notifiable construction project using online form F10.
When is a project notifiable ? What information do you submit ?
Last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working at the same time at any point on the project or. exceed 500 person days
Are you aware of the HASAWA 1974 ?
The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. It’s sometimes referred to as HSWA, the HSW Act, the 1974 Act or HASAWA. It sets out the general duties which:
employers have towards employees and members of the public
employees have to themselves and to each other
certain self-employed have towards themselves and others
What is the management of the HASAWA ?
he Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 were introduced to reinforce the Health and Safety Act 1974. They explicitly outline what employers are required to do to manage health and safety and apply to every work activity. The regulations place a set of duties on employers and employees to maintain a safe and healthy workplace.
Risk assessments
What is the hierarchy of control ? ERICPD
ERICPD Elimination Replace Isolate Control PPE Discipline
What is a risk assessment ?
Risk assessment is the process of evaluating risks to workers’ safety and health from workplace hazards. It is a systematic examination of all aspects of work that considers:
what could cause injury or harm;
whether the hazards could be eliminated and, if not;
what preventive or protective measures are, or should be, in place to control the risks.
What is a method statement ?
Method statements are documents that detail exactly how to carry out work safely. When it comes to ensuring building site health and safety, method statements are key.
The purpose of method statements is to describe the safety precautions to put in place to control risks identified in the risk assessment. They detail the equipment to use during projects, and the control equipment and PPE required to keep workers and site visitors safe while tasks are ongoing.
What is a control measure >
Control measures include actions that can be taken to reduce the potential of exposure to the hazard, or the control measure could be to remove the hazard or to reduce the likelihood of the risk of the exposure to that hazard being realised.
Can you expand on the requirement for a FA at work qualification ?
This is dependant on the industry and the risk attached to determine the proposed no of first aiders, we have two in the office.
What did you learn for your IOSH managing safely CPD ?
Risk assessments and method statements
What is a CCNSG safety passport ?
A construction minimum standard for site health and safety
At pethfoot why were the contractors risk assessment and methods statement not suitable ?
Unsuitable details, lacking direction
At pinehaugh you adopted the role of principle designer, what were you duties ?
Principal designers
Designers appointed by the client in projects involving more than one contractor. They can be an organisation or an individual with sufficient knowledge, experience and ability to carry out the role. Plan, manage, monitor and coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase of a project. This includes:
identifying, eliminating or controlling foreseeable risks
ensuring designers carry out their duties
Prepare and provide relevant information to other duty holders.
Liaise with the principal contractor to help in the planning, management, monitoring and coordination of the construction phase.
At pinehaugh you created the Pre construction information, what wa included in this ? What is the purpose of this ?
The project.
Planning and management of the project.
Health and safety hazards, including design and construction hazards and how they will be addressed.
Information in any existing health and safety file’.
What is sectional completion. ?
Sectional completion refers to a provision within construction contracts allowing different completion dates for different sections of the works. This is common on large projects that are completed in sections, allowing the client to take possession of the completed parts whilst construction continues on others.
What is phase completion ?
Construction works can be planned as a series of stages or phases, rather than as one continuous process.
This can be useful for clients where a complex sequence of events needs to be followed (such as on densely occupied or complex site), or where there are a number of distinct components to the works, particularly for clients who are seeking to maintain some level of business operation during construction and so wish to minimise disruption.
In such cases, the project works can be divided into a series of smaller projects, spaced out over a period of months or even years.
What is surveying salify ?
Rics Guidance note - This guidance note sets out basic, good practice principles for the management of health and safety for RICS-regulated firms and RICS members. It sets out principles for those engaged in the built environment as property professionals and includes health and safety responsibilities:
What is the safe person concept ?
RICS considers the concept of a ‘safe person’ to mean
that each individual assumes individual behavioural
responsibility for their own, their colleagues’ and others’
health and safety while at work.
The purpose of health and safety is to minimise the risk of harm; it is not necessary for somebody to have an injury, suffer ill health or a near miss for the risk of harm to be apparent
